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Wrong profit values on the Tester HTML/XLS report, how to avoid it ?

I'm facing a very specific problem with MT5 when backtesting XAUUSD on Exness. The Strategy Tester calculates profits correctly for each trade, but the exported HTML/XLS report multiplies the P/L by x10. Example: For a 0.01 lot trade (1 ounce on Exness), the real P/L is ≈ $50, but the MT5 report

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Problem when backtesting XAUUSD

I'm facing a very specific problem with MT5 when backtesting XAUUSD on Exness. The Strategy Tester calculates profits correctly for each trade, but the exported HTML/XLS report multiplies the P/L by x10. Example: For a 0.01 lot trade (1 ounce on Exness), the real P/L is ≈ $50, but the MT5 report